Rinus Israël

Marinus "Rinus" David Israël (born 19 March 1942) is a Dutch former professional football player and manager who is currently a scout. Nicknamed "Iron Rinus", he formed a solid defence line at Feyenoord with Theo Laseroms.

Club career
During his career he played for DWS (1962–66), Feyenoord Rotterdam (1966–74), Excelsior Rotterdam (1974–75) and PEC Zwolle (1975–82). Israël achieved his greatest success at club level with Feyenoord, where he won three Eredivisie titles, a KNVB Cup, a European Cup and a UEFA Cup. He scored one of Feyenoord's two goals in the 1970 European Cup Final against Celtic.

International career
Israël played 47 matches and scored 3 goals for the Netherlands national team from 1964 to 1974, and he played three matches for Holland in the 1974 FIFA World Cup, including the second-round victories against Brazil and Argentina.

Player

 * DWS
 * Eredivisie: 1963–64
 * Feijenoord
 * Eredivisie: 1968–69, 1970–71, 1973–74
 * KNVB Cup: 1968–69
 * Intercontinental Cup: 1970
 * European Cup: 1969–70
 * UEFA Cup: 1973–74


 * Individual
 * Dutch Footballer of the Year: 1970, 1975

Manager

 * Al-Wahda FC
 * UAE League: 2000–01
 * ADO Den Haag
 * Eerste Divisie: 2002–03